Mark is responsible for public policy and life cycle management issues in the Nickel Institute´s Health and Environment Public Policy team. He monitors regulatory developments likely to impact the nickel industry and identifies opportunities to contribute to the academic and scientific debate on life cycle assessment and the benefits of using and recycling nickel. Mark is moreover involved into the development of global sustainability standards.  As German citizen, Mark holds a degree in Economic Geology and has a PhD in Mining Engineering both from Aachen RWTH Technical University (Germany).